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Reviews, interviews and features about the songs I write and release as Songs of Solomon.

Courtnall Solomon Machanick, the songwriter behind Songs of Solomon.

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Lost Then Found artwork by Songs of Solomon.

Lost Then Found

Covered by 6 publications

9.2/10“Solomon has the rare gift of sincerity.”Exposed Vocals

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Foxfire Magazine · Song review ·

Foxfire Magazine praised the stripped back Americana and indie folk arrangement, its nylon string guitar and expressive vocal, and the way it leaves room for the storytelling to breathe.

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SongXplode · Song feature ·

SongXplode highlighted the song’s stripped back Americana and indie folk character, its nylon string guitar and close lead vocal, and the way it moves through uncertainty and loss towards hope and rediscovery.

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ConcertMonkey · Artist & song feature ·

ConcertMonkey introduces Southampton songwriter Courtnall Solomon Machanick and highlights “Lost Then Found”, its intimate nylon-string guitar and its steady journey from uncertainty and loss towards hope and rediscovery.

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Lyrical Odyssey · Song feature ·

Lyrical Odyssey highlighted the song’s stripped-back Americana and indie-folk sound, its nylon-string guitar and expressive vocal, and the way its first-person story turns weariness and uncertainty into persistence, rediscovery and hope.

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Soaplife Magazine · Song feature ·

Soaplife Magazine praised the song’s intimate nylon-string guitar, expressive vocal and unhurried movement from loss and uncertainty towards rediscovery and hope.

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Exposed Vocals · Music review ·

9.2/ 10
“Solomon has the rare gift of sincerity.”

Staff reviewer Kimberly praised the song’s acoustic country storytelling, live instrumentation, emotional honesty and faith-shaped undertones, awarding it a “Must Listen” verdict.

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Also covered by ConcertMonkey · Lyrical Odyssey · Soaplife Magazine

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Paper Moon

Covered by 2 publications

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Radio Click Digital · Song feature ·

The Argentine music portal Radio Click Digital featured the single, describing it as country pop rock with an intimate and nostalgic spirit, built on live instrumentation and melodic guitars, and catching the moment a spark becomes unforgettable.

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TunedLoud · Song review ·

TunedLoud called it one of the year’s most quietly cinematic singles, praising its country warmth and pop rock lift, its restraint, and the static and moonlight imagery it uses to hold a single charged moment.

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Fragile Ground artwork by Songs of Solomon.

Fragile Ground

Covered by 3 publications

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SongXplode · Song feature ·

SongXplode described it as a dark and deeply reflective country song that deliberately stays in the space between falling and being rescued, praising the understated production that lets the words carry the weight.

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Sameway Magazine · Song review ·

Sameway Magazine described it as a deep and slightly dark country song about mistakes, loss, accountability and resilience, praising the acoustic guitar backbone that keeps the production raw and the focus on the storytelling.

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HypeHub Magazine · Song review ·

HypeHub Magazine called it a lived in country song built on acoustic guitar, praising its honesty about mistakes and shortcomings and the way it turns loss and hardship into perseverance rather than easy victory.

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I Can Run This Heart artwork by Songs of Solomon.

I Can Run This Heart

Covered by 2 publications

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UpHere Magazine · Review ·

UpHere Magazine read the song as an emotional portrait rather than a road story, describing a lone driver who finds that distance cannot outrun what he carries, and closing on the thought that healing begins not by running further but by facing what follows us.

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Voxwave Magazine · Song feature ·

Alice Harper wrote about the song’s melancholic but hopeful atmosphere, its restrained acoustic guitar and understated vocals, and read the drive at its centre as a move towards freedom rather than escape.

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Back to You artwork by Songs of Solomon.

Popfad Music · Roundup feature ·

Back to You

Popfad included the song in a three-track feature, highlighting its modernised ’80s character, cinematic synth colour, bass and percussion, and a hook that balances emotion with movement.

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Where We Belong artwork by Songs of Solomon.

HypeHub Magazine · Song feature ·

Where We Belong

HypeHub described an intimate, stripped-back acoustic song about trust, honesty and the moment another person begins to feel like home.

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Miles & Memories artwork by Songs of Solomon.

Exposed Vocals · Artist spotlight ·

Miles & Memories

The spotlight explores the song’s themes of distance and devotion alongside Solomon’s Southampton roots, acoustic palette, global influences and faith-led approach to craft.

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Waiting on Faith artwork by Songs of Solomon.

Korliblog · Interview ·

The Heart Behind Waiting on Faith

A long-form conversation with Vera about returning to music, the tension behind “Waiting on Faith”, the place where faith and art meet, creative influences and the collaborations still ahead.

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HypeHub Magazine · Song feature ·

Waiting on Faith

HypeHub highlights the acoustic warmth, strings and atmospheric production around a lyric about perseverance, trust and finding light while the answers remain out of reach.

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